Yella Beezy gets life without parole after MO3 case conviction
A Dallas County jury found Markies Conway guilty of capital murder; defense attorneys had argued the state did not prove its case.
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Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, was convicted of capital murder by a Dallas County jury on Nov. 11 and sentenced to life in prison without parole, the Associated Press and CBS Texas reported. The case centered on the 2020 killing of fellow Dallas rapper MO3, born Melvin Noble. The verdict came six years to the day after Noble was shot and killed on Interstate 35E.
The verdict came six years after MO3’s death
Prosecutors argued Conway arranged the killing and offered gunman Kewon White $40,000. AP reports jurors convicted Conway unanimously; White was convicted of capital murder in September and also received life without parole.
Conway pleaded not guilty. At closing arguments, his attorney John Gussio told jurors that the state had brought speculation rather than proof, AP reported. CBS Texas likewise says the defense argued prosecutors had not proved the allegations.
Another man charged in connection with the killing, Devin Brown, is awaiting trial, CBS Texas reported. Its report says life without parole is the automatic sentence under Texas law for Conway’s capital-murder conviction.
